The ankle is the most common site for acute injury in volleyball players. By some accounts, this injury accounts for 30% of time lost to injuries and can result in significant “downtime” from volleyball. A program of balancing and strength training for the foot and ankle is part of the individualized training for volleyball athletes at RedLine Athletics that helps decrease the chance of recurrent ankle sprains.

Over the past few weeks, the world has been captivated while witnessing the Little League World Series of baseball. Youth baseball is still a pure game and it’s evident with all the smiles and joy seen on the faces of all the participants and in the way that they play the game. What many people haven’t seen is the long season that these youth athletes have just endured. For most, Little League baseball season begins in early March to April, and all are typically playing 2-3 games a week during the season. Once the season is over, if they are the champions of their respective league, they will then advance to the local tournaments, then to the state tournaments, and regional tournaments just to get into the Little League World Series.